Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Northampton County has a population of 318,580 and has grown 3.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $308,600, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $89,184.

Home price
$308,600
Income
$89,184
Population
318,580
Unemployment
4.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$308,600county
Median gross rent$1,395county
Median year homes here were built1971county
Share of homes built before 198060.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,912county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,634county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,341county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,087county
Home insurance / yr$1,529(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.2(statewide)
Median household income$89,184county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate8.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home14.4%county
Unemployment rate4.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.3%county
Share of workers employed by government10.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.0%county
Economic output per resident$65,860county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.52%county
Top state income tax3.07%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.07%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.34%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time27.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service7.0 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport447899county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station45 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.5%county
Traffic deaths8.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher34.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.9%county
Public schools in the county60county
Public school enrollment38316county
Students per full-time teacher13.4county
Free lunch eligible55.6%county
Elementary schools35county
Middle schools12county
High schools13county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above4county
Share of local colleges that are public20.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution6.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians81county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.4%county
Frequent mental distress16.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population318,580county
Land area in square miles370county
People per square mile of land862.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores47county
Convenience stores31county
Share living far from a food store17.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age42.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.3%county
Share of households that are one person26.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.6%county
Second languages15.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls44.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents79county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in8,578county
Households that moved away8,248county
Average income of arriving households$69,109county
Average income of departing households$72,962county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,050county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings66.8%county
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature51.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation37.3 incounty
Annual snowfall20.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.91 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F10 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing135 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days189 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$147county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh17.2¢county
Household electricity use853 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.59(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity31.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas39.5%county
Homes heated by propane4.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil21.5%county
Homes heated by wood1.4%county
Households with broadband90.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk93.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk55.5county
Landslide risk76.5county
Hail risk26.7county
Earthquake risk84.4county
Tornado risk80.9county
Tropical cyclone risk87.1county
Extreme heat risk94.1county
Winter weather risk96.5county
Strong wind risk81.6county
Wildfire risk28.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams2county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Northampton County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Pennsylvania figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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